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All results from a given calculation for C2H6 (Ethane)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1g
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.807731
Energy at 298.15K-79.813641
HF Energy-79.807731
Nuclear repulsion energy42.107800
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1g 3053 2923 0.00 334.90 0.00 0.01
2 A1g 1417 1357 0.00 0.08 0.15 0.26
3 A1g 1025 982 0.00 12.94 0.17 0.30
4 A1u 311 298 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 A2u 3050 2920 62.55 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 A2u 1382 1323 1.75 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Eg 3118 2985 0.00 118.94 0.75 0.86
7 Eg 3118 2985 0.00 118.81 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 1482 1419 0.00 8.30 0.75 0.86
8 Eg 1482 1419 0.00 8.29 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 1210 1159 0.00 0.07 0.75 0.86
9 Eg 1210 1159 0.00 0.07 0.75 0.86
10 Eu 3140 3006 66.13 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Eu 3140 3006 66.12 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 1482 1419 9.99 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Eu 1482 1419 10.06 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 822 786 3.67 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Eu 822 786 3.67 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16373.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9573) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15674.2 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
2.65750 0.66601 0.66601

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.763
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.763
H3 0.000 1.024 1.161
H4 -0.887 -0.512 1.161
H5 0.887 -0.512 1.161
H6 0.000 -1.024 -1.161
H7 -0.887 0.512 -1.161
H8 0.887 0.512 -1.161

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.52691.09871.09871.09872.18012.18012.1801
C21.52692.18012.18012.18011.09871.09871.0987
H31.09872.18011.77401.77403.09652.53792.5379
H41.09872.18011.77401.77402.53792.53793.0965
H51.09872.18011.77401.77402.53793.09652.5379
H62.18011.09873.09652.53792.53791.77401.7740
H72.18011.09872.53792.53793.09651.77401.7740
H82.18011.09872.53793.09652.53791.77401.7740

picture of Ethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.217 C1 C2 H7 111.217
C1 C2 H8 111.217 C2 C1 H3 111.217
C2 C1 H4 111.217 C2 C1 H5 111.217
H3 C1 H4 107.671 H3 C1 H5 107.671
H4 C1 H5 107.671 H6 C2 H7 107.671
H6 C2 H8 107.671 H7 C2 H8 107.671
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.452      
2 C 0.452      
3 H -0.151      
4 H -0.151      
5 H -0.151      
6 H -0.151      
7 H -0.151      
8 H -0.151      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.874 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.874 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.597
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.362 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.362 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.724
Polar
3z2-r2-1.447
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.112 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.111 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.668


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 30.817
(<r2>)1/2 5.551